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Can cold blooded Belotti carry hot streak forward for the Azzurri?

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Can cold blooded Belotti carry hot streak forward for the Azzurri? If Abel Hernandez hadn’t been so reluctant to give up his Premier League contract a year ago, Torino would perhaps never have signed Andrea Belotti. In the end, he fit seamlessly with the club’s strategy of investing in the best Italian talent and followed a number of his teammates from ...

Exclusive Interview: Eusebio Di Francesco - the man making history with Sassuolo

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Exclusive Interview: Eusebio Di Francesco - the man making history with Sassuolo Sassuolo’s rise to Europa League qualification has been a remarkable one. A club that had never even featured in Italy’s top-flight as recently as three years ago overcame an Athletic Club side well versed at that level comfortably to win 3-0 in their first game in the tournament. It was...

The Start Behind Kessie's Early Billing as Next Yaya Toure

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The Start Behind Kessie's Early Billing as Next Yaya Toure It’s early days. Too early to be putting two and two together - which, in this case equates to promising teenage Ivorian and powerful midfield player - and getting the next Yaya Toure. Reductive to a fault, the papers in Italy should really know better although the knee-jerk eagerness to hail ...

Joe Hart the Ideal Fit for Impassioned Torino

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Joe Hart the Ideal Fit for Impassioned Torino He didn’t seek an autograph. He wasn’t interested in a selfie. The old man instead caught Sinisa Mihajlovic’s attention with a season ticket. It was from the `40s, the days of the Grande Torino. Fans like these, the ones that have been coming back week-in, week-out for decades, the...

Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month

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Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month With the first batch of international fixtures upon us, WhoScored.com take a look at the highest rated players from the first month of the new campaign. Players that have started at least two matches come into consideration from Europe’s big five leagues, so Bundesliga players aren’t inc...

Berardi Starting With a Point to Prove Following Disappointing Season

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Berardi Starting With a Point to Prove Following Disappointing Season Giampiero Ventura will name his first Italy squad at the weekend. The expectation is he will pick up where Antonio Conte left off and call up many of the players that represented the Azzurri at the Euros over the summer. Ventura doesn’t have a lot of time. There is a friendly against France in...

Super Mario's Arrival Would Aid Inter's Quest to be Best of the Rest

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Super Mario's Arrival Would Aid Inter's Quest to be Best of the Rest A year ago, Geoffrey Kondogbia walked out on the same hotel balcony and was greeted by a crowd of Inter fans just as Ronaldo was when he joined Inter in 1997. The French midfielder, a €31m signing from Monaco, cost the club more than O Fenômeno. In fact, he is the third most expensive buy...

Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority

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Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority As Manchester United welcomes Pogback, Juventus say Pogbye. His successor in the No.10 shirt has already been sourced in-house. The idea is to give it to Paulo Dybala. Just as Pogba followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman Michel Platini, the Argentine should step into the shoes previously...

Can Milik Fill the Higuain-sized Void Following Napoli Switch?

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Can Milik Fill the Higuain-sized Void Following Napoli Switch? Marc Overmars was as quick to rule out the sale of Arkadiusz Milik as he was running down the wing with Arsenal, Holland and Barcelona. “We don’t want to sell him,” Overmars insisted in his role as Ajax’s director of sport. The 43-year-old was reacting to the news that Napoli...

Juventus Transfer Activity Shows Ambition for European Dominance

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Juventus Transfer Activity Shows Ambition for European Dominance After securing a record-breaking fifth successive Scudetto, Juventus aren’t simply resting on their laurels in their quest to be the very best. After the Old Lady’s slow start to last season - 15th with five points to her name after the opening six games - she went on to drop points on j...